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| Kieran Tierney; Wins Young Player of the Year & Goal of the Season | |
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| Topic Started: 28 Dec 2015, 02:51 PM (687,887 Views) | |
| The Gorbals Urchin | 19 Mar 2016, 06:19 PM Post #261 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Any word on the wee man. |
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| echo | 19 Mar 2016, 06:22 PM Post #262 |
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Heart Of Saturday Afternoon
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Ronny said after the game that he didn't think it was too bad but they would have to wait and see Fingers crossed - I love the wee guy...and he wears black boots
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| CELTBHOY1988 | 19 Mar 2016, 06:36 PM Post #263 |
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Getting on a bit
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Needs a rest. |
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| only1henke | 19 Mar 2016, 07:51 PM Post #264 |
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Getting on a bit
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Neglectful that Izzy wasn't on the bench if fit. 5 attacking midfielder/winger types, a centre half and a striker. |
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| mick405 | 19 Mar 2016, 08:19 PM Post #265 |
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Get to the chopper!!
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We didn't have a right back there either
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| Novelty_Bauble | 19 Mar 2016, 09:09 PM Post #266 |
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Considering retirement
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Safer than putting Efe on the bench. |
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| mccolgan5 | 19 Mar 2016, 10:42 PM Post #267 |
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Here's to the next step
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Or a goalie apparently. |
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| Chako | 19 Mar 2016, 10:45 PM Post #268 |
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First-team starter
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Let's be hoping that Tierney's injury isn't serious. He'd be a huge loss, one of the few that can be counted on. |
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| danthestan | 19 Mar 2016, 10:46 PM Post #269 |
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Considering retirement
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Fasan was on the bench today |
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| mccolgan5 | 20 Mar 2016, 04:06 AM Post #270 |
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Here's to the next step
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| only1henke | 20 Mar 2016, 10:02 AM Post #271 |
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Getting on a bit
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Aye, my bad! I wrote striker and we only have one of those. |
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| ChiliPepper | 20 Mar 2016, 10:23 AM Post #272 |
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Getting on a bit
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Apparently he's never been to a Scotland match. That'll rub a few people up the wrong way...
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| Bobby Peru | 20 Mar 2016, 10:25 AM Post #273 |
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The Maestro
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We've called up players who've never been to Scotland before
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| TheScotsman | 22 Mar 2016, 02:57 AM Post #274 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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The first Falkirk goal from Friday was good, first touch screamer into far too corner, only just saw it now via the Scotsman: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/the-errors-in-defence-that-lost-friday-s-match-for-rangers-1-4078508 |
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| riddlehouse | 22 Mar 2016, 03:12 AM Post #275 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Tackling is an art that has suffered an image crisis since the advent of Pep Guardiola's tiki taka. Many claimed it to be unnecessary, some even claimed it doesn't exist. But not Kieran, a gallant tackler reminiscent of Davie Hay in Milan, fighting a lone battle from the outskirts of the pitch amongst a team of men who just aren't doing what they should. Give him 30k p/w and one of those Faberge eggs. |
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| BobMacDhònnchaidh | 22 Mar 2016, 03:42 AM Post #276 |
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Forget it Marge, it's Chinatown!
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| Hagi Bhoy | 22 Mar 2016, 07:41 AM Post #277 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Don't think that's necessarily true tbf. The best defenders tackle less because they position themselves well and read the game well. They don't get themselves into trouble as much. Also I think the pace of modern football means that the benefits of staying on your feet and not sliding in are much greater. It's not about just making a tackle to stop the attack, it's about making an interception so you can launch your own attack. If you are on your arse making a tackle you really need to make sure you win it because otherwise you're out the game. Edited by Hagi Bhoy, 22 Mar 2016, 07:42 AM.
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| Govan Super Casino | 22 Mar 2016, 08:02 AM Post #278 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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He was taking the piss, have you never read riddlehouses posts before? "Some even claimed it doesn't exist", superb
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| SuperHans67 | 22 Mar 2016, 09:38 PM Post #279 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35855953 Kieran Tierney: Celtic's rising star grounded by family I've been sitting waiting on one of the plush, padded seats in the Celtic Park directors' box for 15 minutes, I check my watch again - he's late. It's not uncommon. Questionable punctuality amongst footballers when reporters await is very much the norm. The apology and the excuse that follows are most definitely not. "Sorry," says 18-year-old Kieran Tierney. "I had to phone my mum and tell her I was going to be late home." It's an unexpected start but family is a key theme in the intriguing chat that follows. As he takes his seat opposite me and looks out with pride at his place of work, it soon becomes clear that the Celtic defender is a rare breed of teenager - thankful for what he's got and clear about why he is where he is. Just a few months short of his 19th birthday, he find himself in the Scotland squad. Born on the Isle of Man, he moved to Motherwell as an infant - the Lanarkshire accent that flows, somewhat nervously, from a mouth brimming with teeth braces is unmistakeable. "My mum told me about it - she had been checking the internet as the squad came out - I couldn't believe it," he said. "To jump straight from the under-19s to the full squad was unexpected but it's just about the experience and any game time will be a bonus." International recognition caps a remarkable ascent since he made his first-team debut against St Johnstone in May last year. Any notion of Tierney easing into life as a footballer has long since gone. "I wouldn't know how to sum up the past year - the word is crazy," he says. "Crazy how fast it has been. From last year playing under-20s football to this year playing European football has just been crazy." He's been one of the main breakthrough success stories for Celtic under Ronny Deila - a genuine home-grown talent who has wrestled the left-back position from the seasoned international Emilio Iziguirre, and made it his own. He's a dependable defender, a successful scrapper with a dash of finesse and the fans love him for it. This modern-day local hero, though, has a modern-day story to tell about his trip to the top. Makeshift games on the cobbled backstreets of tenement-lined towns have given way to 4G surfaces and regimented early morning rises. Tierney is a product Celtic's football academy at St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where football and education live as one "I joined the school when I was 13," he explains. "I was getting up at 6am, doing training then all your school work and then having to train again at night. "It was tough but a great experience - you're training twice a day and getting the best training in the country so it all benefits you. "Everyone has the same chance at that age but it's not until you get older that some fade out of the game and get involved in the wrong things. For me, it's always been about the football." The mother who received his earlier apology is one of the main reasons for his drive and determination. When discussing football, he's as guarded as most current players - the press officer's steely stare behind me doesn't help - but there's a genuine freedom and warmth when he's talking about those closest to him. "I like to make my family proud when I go out there," he says looking out thoughtfully once again towards the Parkhead pitch. "Obviously, it's great for me too but my family are all Celtic fans and they're all proud of me so that makes me happy. "My dad drove me back and forward to training for years and my mum does absolutely everything for me He won't entertain any notion of having it made it to the top though and there's a refreshing humility to his manner. The surprisingly normal haircut, the lack of 'bling' and absence from the front pages appear to provide the evidence that he's so far dealt well with other distractions. "I have always had the right people round me - my family and my real friends and they wanted me to do the right thing," he continues. "So they were never going to lead me astray - I'm thankful for that and I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for them. "I've always been a pretty plain guy. People point to the fact that I wear black boots but that's always just the way I've been." He definitely falls into the no-nonsense category. To underline the point, it's not until he rises to leave that I notice he's been chatting away all this time in a club t-shirt as I shivered under a winter coat and scarf. Mummy's boy indeed... |
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| Pussyfoot | 29 Mar 2016, 09:10 PM Post #280 |
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À la mode if you will
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Strolled through that, destined for greatness. |
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